George G. Adams (architect)

George Gilman Adams
Born	1850 Rochester, New Hampshire
Died	1932
Nationality	United States
Occupation	Architect

Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence, 1892.

George G. Adams (1850–1932) was an American architect from Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Adams was born in Rochester, New Hampshire in 1850, later moving to Lawrence.^[1] In 1879 he established himself as an architect.^[2] He worked alone until 1889, when he briefly associated with William P. Regan as Adams & Regan. The only known design by the firm is the Marston Building in Lowell of 1889. Adams practiced until the late teens, when he retired. A mason, he resumed his practice in late 1921 to design the new Masonic Temple. Upon resuming his practice, he partnered with David M. Brown, a recent MIT graduate.^[3] They were together until about 1924, and Adams retired permanently in 1926.^[2]

Adams was noted in northern New England as an architect of public buildings. In addition to those he designed in Lawrence, Adams designed a number of courthouses, town and city halls, libraries, and other buildings.

In 1875, Adams married Mary Maria Leslie of Lynnfield.^[4] He died in 1932.

Works

• Asa Simons House, 213 Broadway, Methuen, MA (1881)^[5]
• Rockingham Town Hall, 7 The Square, Bellows Falls, VT (1886) - Burned 1925.^[6]
• Amesbury Town Hall, 62 Friend St., Amesbury, MA (1887–88)^[7]
• Centralville M. E. Church, 800 Bridge St., Lowell, MA (1888)^[7]
• First Free Will Baptist Church, 63 Wellington St., Worcester, MA (1888)
• Bradlee School, 147 Andover St., Ballardvale, MA (1889)
• Marston Building, 155 Middlesex St., Lowell, MA (1889)^[8]
• James Pierce House, 15 Pleasant St., Methuen, MA (1889–90)^[9]
• Strafford County Courthouse (Old), 10 2nd St., Dover, NH (1889)^[10]
• Central Police Station, 11 Court St., Nashua, NH (1890–91)^[7]
• Dover City Hall, 288 Central Ave., Dover, NH (1890–91) - Burned 1933.^[11]
• New Hampshire Soldiers' Home, 139 Winter St., Tilton, NH (1890) - Demolished.^[12]
• Lawrence Public Library, 190 Hampshire St., Lawrence, MA (1892, 1900)
• John R. Rollins School, Howard & Platt Sts., Lawrence, MA (1892)^[13]
• Randall Library, 19 Crescent St., Stow, MA (1893)^[14]
• Rockingham County Courthouse, 11 Front St., Exeter, NH (1893) - Demolished 1969.^[15]
• E. Frank Lewis House, 178 E. Haverhill St., Lawrence, MA (1894)^[16]
• Gleason Library, 22 Bedford Rd., Carlisle, MA (1895–96)^[17]
• High Service Water Tower, Ames St., Lawrence, MA (1896)
• Waterville City Hall, 1 Common St., Waterville, ME (1896–1902)^[18][19]
• Odd Fellows Building, 7 Hampshire St., Methuen, MA (1898–99)^[20]
• Barre City Hall, 6 N. Main St., Barre, VT (1899)
• Bay State Bank Building, 11 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA (1900)^[21]
• Essex County Courthouse, 43 Appleton St., Lawrence, MA (1901–02)^[22]
• Simon Fairfield Public Library, 290 Main St., Douglas, MA (1903)^[23]
• Adams Memorial Building, 29 W. Broadway, Derry, NH (1904)
• Colonial Theatre, 12 Hampshire St., Lawrence, MA (1904)^[24]
• Rochester City Hall, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, NH (1906–08)^[25]
• George G. Adams House, 351 Prospect St., Lawrence, MA (1907)^[7]
• American Woolen Co. Administration Building, 1 Mill St., Lawrence, MA (1907)^[26]
• Montpelier City Hall, 39 Main St., Montpelier, VT (1908–09)^[27]
• Stevens Memorial Hall, 1 Chester St., Chester, NH (1909–10)^[28]
• Truell Building, 372 Essex St., Lawrence, MA (1909) - Demolished 2010.^[29]
• Lawrence Street Congregational Church, 54 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA (1915–18)^[30]
• Charles M. Floyd School, 37 Highland Ave., Derry, NH (1916)^[31]
• Masonic Temple, 43 Jackson St., Lawrence, MA (1922)^[3]
• Lawrence City Hall (Remodeling), 100 Common St., Lawrence, MA (1923)^[24]
• Lawrence Gas Co. Building, 370 Essex St., Lawrence, MA (1924–25) - Altered.^[32]
• Derry Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry, NH (1926)^[33]

Gallery

Town Hall, Amesbury, 1887.  Bradlee School, Ballardvale, 1889.  Soldiers' Home, Tilton, 1890.  Rollins School, Lawrence, 1892.  Randall Library, Stow, 1893.  Gleason Library, Carlisle, 1895.  City Hall, Waterville, 1896.  High Service Water Tower, Lawrence, 1896.  County Courthouse, Lawrence, 1901.  Memorial Library, Douglas, 1903.  Memorial Building, Derry, 1904.  City Hall, Montpelier, 1908.  Memorial Hall, Chester, 1909.  Lawrence Street Congregational Church, Lawrence, 1915.  Masonic Temple, Lawrence, 1922.  City Hall, Lawrence, 1923.

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29. Engineering Record 26 Dec. 1908: 40.
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